[patty0411]

For years I've felt that society has always had a mindset of what "beautiful" was, particularly thin. Until recently, I feel that people in the industry are able to embrace a "fuller" woman on t.v. (America Ferrara, Jennifer Hudson, etc). It's also nice to see stores like Torrid, Old Navy, and etc branching out and producing fashionable clothing that fit plus size women. (good job!)

I've always been the "bigger" girl and always felt that I was too fat. The worst days consisted of people making fun of my weight. Now that I am 20, I still get the "you're such a pretty girl but if you were slimmer you'd be prettier"... (I get this from adults aka my parents co-workers, grandparents, etc) It hurts but with that, you see how some people will not look beyond you're weight.

I am, however, proud to say that I'm down two pant sizes ( I was a pant size 16, now a 14. That's two pant sizes down right?! hahah). .. I am not doing this for anyone, just for myself. I want to get healthy for my own benefit. My goal is to go down to a size 10 or 8 and I'll be fine with that. I'm not starving myself, just eating wiser and lesser portions.

Ok, enough rambling!!